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ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (AADT)
AADT volumes are generated through the use of two types of automated
counting stations, Permanent Count Stations (PCS) and Automatic Traffic
Recorder (ATR) counts strategically placed throughout the Region.
As each ATR count only captures traffic a few days a year (typically a consecutive
seven day period), a PCS station, which has similar characteristics, is a control
station. Since a full year’s worth of traffic counts can be obtained from the PCS
stations, factors (on a half-month basis) for each control station are calculated
and subsequently used to adjust for any seasonal variation in the nonpermanent stations to calculate a Week Day (WDAADT) average and a Seven Day
average (AADT).
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Regional roads in the vicinity of major employment nodes are consistently
among the highest volume roads in the Region. Highway 7 continues to be the
Region’s busiest road.
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A full copy of the AADT Report is available
through:
Road Safety & Traffic Data
Management
Transportation and Community Planning
905-895-1200, ext. 5251
1-877-464-9675, ext. 5251
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2010
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TRUCK VOLUMES ON REGIONAL ROADS
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High truck volumes are generally found in industrial areas such as the CN MacMillan Yard in Concord, the CP Intermodal Yard and Sears’
Distribution Centre in the City of Vaughan. Other areas within the Region that can be characterized as major truck routes are Highway 50 and
Highway 7 in Vaughan, Woodbine Avenue in Markham and Bloomington Road in Whitchurch-Stouffville which serves as a major aggregate
haulage route. Highway 9 and King Road serve as key access points to and from northern urban York via Highway 400.
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On the following map, Regional roads are classified by a range of truck volumes (less than 1,000, 1,000 to 3,000 and over 3,000 trucks) during
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TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
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York Region operates and
maintains approximately 776
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56 maintained for MTO
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of Newmarket
Eight maintained for Aurora
along Yonge Street for VIVA
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Five maintained for
Markham along VIVA
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Regional signals are managed
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Traffic Control System (CTCS).
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To report traffic problems contact:
Roads Dispatch
Road Maintenance Section
Transportation and Community
Planning
905-895-1200,
ext. 5200
1-877-464-9675,
ext. 5200
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Intelligent Transportation Systems
York Region Transportation Services
is responsible for the operation and
maintenance of Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) that maximize our ability to
move people and vehicles on the existing
transportation network safely and efficiently.
Intelligent Transportation Systems include
the Centralized Traffic Control System (CTCS),
Transit Management Systems, Automated
Vehicle Location Systems and Real-Time
Traveller Information Systems.
The Centralized Traffic Control System is used
to monitor and control a network of signals
within the Region. The purpose of the CTCS
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patterns on a real-time basis;
Synchronize traffic signal timings along
major roadways in order to minimize
stops, delays and environmental impacts
of traffic congestion; and
Quickly identify and respond to traffic
signal equipment problems.
Transit Signal Priority is provided on specific
transit routes to improve service reliability,
reduce travel times and delays to transit
vehicles at signalized intersections. Transit
vehicles are equipped with automated
vehicle location equipment and traffic signal
interface equipment to provide enhanced
service at traffic control signals for transit
vehicles that are behind schedule. Emergency
vehicles are provided a higher level of traffic
signal priority at all signalized intersections.
Automated Vehicle Location systems are in
place on public transit vehicles and winter
maintenance equipment. Real-Time Traveller
Information Systems provide road users with
access to public transit and road condition
information.
Intelligent Transportation Systems are being
implemented throughout the Region for
public transit as well as other road users in
order to gather business intelligence that will
help maximize the capacity of the existing
infrastructure.
TRAFFIC SAFETY IN YORK REGION
York Region experiences an average of 8,750
motor vehicle collisions per year between 2001
and 2010. These motor vehicle collisions may
occur in a random fashion and the analysis of
collision trends and patterns must be assessed
over several years rather than comparing
actual numbers from one year to the next. This
approach accounts for factors such as seasonal
variations, changes to the roadway features
and increases in traffic volumes.
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In the past decade, the
increase in collision rate
on the Regional network
(approximately 2.6% per
year) is about the same as
the rate (approximately
2.5% per year) of the
population increase in York
Region.
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assess the overall improvement in road safety
and initial findings. The total number of
collisions in the Region has increased slightly
year over year, while the number of fatal
collisions remained relatively constant or
decreased slightly.
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TRAFFIC SAFETY IN YORK REGION
Collision Frequency by Month
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between March and April.
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Collisions by Day of the Week
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About 80% of all collisions
occur Monday through
Friday, with Tuesdays and
Fridays being the highest.
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collisions involve rearend collisions and 60%
of intersection related
collisions occur at
signalized intersections.
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Collision Involvement by Impact Type
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Category of Collisions
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decision-making ability,
driver reaction time and
driver perception of the
road are all part of human
factors that can contribute
in a collision.
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Pavement Conditions as a Factor in Collisions
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dry conditions, with 17%
occurring on slippery or
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Collisions Involving Pedestrians/Cyclists
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CHAPTER 3:
PUBLIC TRANSIT
• Public Transit System in York Region
• Transit Service Guidelines
• Family of Services
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In recent years, York Region has focused on a
more sustainable and balanced transportation
planning approach to accommodate population
and employment growth. The balance
between road and transit infrastructure is
reflected in the 2002 Transportation Master
Plan which changed how the Region looked at
its transportation system. Some of the transit
initiatives include:
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Base, local and express services operated
by York Region Transit, Brampton Transit
and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC);
Viva bus rapid transit service operated by
York Region Transit (YRT);
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Inter-regional rail and bus services
provided by GO Transit; and
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Specialized transit services for people with
disabilities operated as Mobility Plus by
YRT.
The 2009 update to the Transportation Master
Plan allows the Region to address future
transportation needs in an efficient and
integrated manner, while meeting Provincial
and Regional policies that support sustainable
development. York Region’s Transportation
Master Plan process has resulted in a set
of progressive transit, roadway and policy
recommendations that support the Region’s
vision of a more sustainable transportation
system. The fast pace of growth projected in
York Region between now and 2031 must be
complemented by a transportation system
that preserves the environment, enhances
the Region’s economic viability, seamlessly
integrates with new and existing developments
and offers more reliable travel choices for
residents and employees.
The Region’s sustainable transportation system
includes:
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Rapid transit corridors that move more
people faster and more efficiently from
place to place;
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Local transit services that feed into and
complement rapid transit services in order
to serve more communities within the
Region;
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Innovative technologies, such as universal
transit signal priority and Smartcards
(PRESTO), that improve the speed and
reliability of transit operations;
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A road system that supports existing and
future public transit and cycling, through
queue jump lanes, cycling-only lanes,
exclusive transit lanes and HOV lanes; and
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Efficient use of the road network by
reducing the number of single occupancy
trips through Transportation Demand
Management programs, such as active
promotion of transit use, cycling and
carpooling.
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PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM IN YORK REGION
YRT/Viva
GO Transit in York Region
In 2011, York Region Transit (YRT/Viva)
operated 85 routes, including five Bus
Rapid Transit (Viva) and 37 school specials,
throughout nine local area municipalities.
GO Transit is an inter-regional public
transit system, linking the City of
Toronto with the surrounding regions
of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and
beyond. GO Transit carries 57 million
passengers a year in an extensive
network of train and bus services;
it runs 180 weekday train trips and
2,075 weekday bus trips daily, carrying
about 217,000 on a typical weekday –
180,000 by train and 37,000 by bus.
The YRT/Viva 2010 revenue (paid fare)
ridership was 19.4 million, the highest
since amalgamation in September 2001.
YRT/Viva has a fleet of 330 conventional
transit buses and 116 Viva rapid transit
buses, which are maintained and operated
by four different private contractors. As
well, YRT contracts services from the
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), which
extends 11 of its routes into York Region.
YRT/Viva transit has seven terminals:
Promenade Mall, Vaughan Mills Mall, York
University, Richmond Hill Centre Terminal,
Yonge-Bernard, Finch GO Bus Terminal and
Newmarket GO Bus Terminal. YRT/Viva has
one pedestrian bridge, 120 Viva stations
and 2,196 bus stops. Approximately 856
of these stops and stations are equipped
with shelters.
Since it began operating in May
1967, more than a billion people
have taken the GO train or bus. Now
part of Metrolinx, the Provincial
agency charged with planning
and coordinating transit services
in the GTHA, GO Transit provides
safe, convenient and efficient
transportation to the communities of
the GTA and beyond.
GO Transit operates three rail lines
(Barrie-Bradford, Richmond Hill,
Stouffville) in York Region, serving
14 GO train stations and two bus
terminals (Finch GO Bus Terminal
and Newmarket Bus Terminal) and
providing bus service to a large area of
the Region.
QUICKFACTS
In 2011, YRT/Viva included:
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There are:
• 120 Viva stations
• 2,196 bus stops
• 87 stops equipped with bike racks
(182 racks total)
• 31 solar shelters
GO Transit in the Region:
• One contracted GO bus route
• Three GO train services: BarrieBradford, Richmond Hill and
Stouffville
• 14 GO train stations
• Nine GO bus shuttle services
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Five Viva (BRT) services
19 base services
31 local routes
10 GO services
Five express services
Four community bus services
11 contracted TTC routes
37 school special routes
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In September 2011, the average
number of weekday boardings
was approximately 80,000
In September 2011, Mobility Plus
carried 29,024 passengers
40% of the Region’s bus stop
bicycle racks were in use during
the 2010 audit
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TRANSIT SERVICE GUIDELINES
York Region Transit (YRT) has developed minimum
standards that must be considered in developing a multimodal transportation system. Throughout the YRT/Viva
system, certain routes and services are designated as Base
Services to ensure a basic level of access throughout the
service area.
YRT/Viva Transit Service Guidelines apply to the YRT/
Viva Family of Services to ensure its decisions, vision and
mission are applied consistently across the Region. The
guidelines help to make transit services convenient and
easy to use for customers, and to ensure that services are
efficient, safe and reliable.
YRT/Viva Service Guidelines address route coverage
service levels and span of service and the requirement for
introducing new service.
QUICKFACTS
The four-digit number posted at
your bus stop is your key to schedule
information.
Get to know your number and use it
online with rideQuest Click, on the
phone with rideQuest Call or through
email with Next Bus.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Bike 'n' Bus
Bring your bicycle with you on YRT/Viva routes, pay a regular fare
and your bike rides for free. Experience the ease and convenience of
travelling with a bicycle on York Region Transit (YRT/Viva). Customers
can use bicycle racks on the front of YRT buses only. Each rack holds up
to two bikes and is designed for easy loading and unloading.
The bike racks are part of YRT/Viva Bike ‘n’ Bus program. Bike ‘n’ Bus
is part of the Metrolinx BikeLinx program for the Greater Toronto and
Hamilton Area (GTHA).
York Region Transit
Call Centre, Hours of Operation:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Saturday, Sunday and
Holidays)
905-762-2100
1-866-move-YRT (668-3978)
www.yrt.ca
FAMILY OF SERVICES
Bus Rapid Transit – Viva Service:
Viva bus rapid transit (BRT) service operates along Highway 7 and Yonge Street
with connections to Don Mills and Downsview subway stations and Finch GO
Bus Terminal. It is designed to provide frequent, limited-stop service using
distinct vehicles, intelligent technology systems, off-board payment, upgraded
stations and queue-jump lanes. This service is integrated with YRT conventional
service.
Base Service:
Throughout the YRT/Viva system, certain routes are designated as Base
Services. In urban areas, these services form a grid network of fixed routes,
connecting major destinations. Base Services operate seven days a week. Base
Services are designated in the major east-west and north-south travel corridors
on York Region's main arterial roads.
QUICKFACTS
In 2011, YRT/Viva consisted of:
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Local Service:
Local Services are feeders to the Base Services. They operate within the various
communities connecting major local activity centres or corridors to the arterial
grid network for transfers between routes. Local Services operate on minor
arterial roads and collector roads to serve local transit destinations (e.g.
Bernard Terminal) or a main activity centre (e.g. Beaver Creek employment
area) and operate on local roads.
Express Service:
Express Services carry significant numbers of passengers between two distinct
points, such as subway stations and major employment areas. Express Services
use the shortest route (in terms of overall travel time) between two points,
which may vary from time to time. Where ridership in a corridor warrants,
Overlay Express Services may be established to enhance customer service. For
example, where buses are routinely filled to capacity at a certain point on a
route, and most passengers are destined to a common point such as a subway
station, consideration will be given to operating a bus in “express mode” from
that point. Overlay Express Services are designed to ensure that 75 per cent of
the passengers within the corridor can take advantage of the express service,
and that the express service can be scheduled to save at least 15 per cent of the
regular route travel time (minimum five minutes). Limited stop service may be
used to meet the passenger access requirements.
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Five Viva bus rapid transit (BRT)
routes
19 base routes operating along
major arterial corridors
31 local routes operating in local
neighbourhoods
37 high school specials providing
direct service to high schools
10 GO train shuttles providing
direct service to GO Stations
Five express services providing
direct service to subway stations or
employment areas
Five community bus routes (two in
Richmond Hill, two in Newmarket
and one in Markham)
Five Dial-a-ride services
11 TTC contracted routes operating
north of Steeles Avenue
Brampton Transit Zum services
along Highways 7 and 407 in
Vaughan
These routes serve a specific transit
target and each plays an important
role in the success of the overall system
network.
QUICKFACTS
The YRT/VIVA fleet sizes are:
GO Shuttle Service:
GO Shuttle Services provide local service to GO Stations and are designed to
be short and direct to maximize customer convenience. They are designed to
connect with GO train times.
YRT: 330 vehicles
Viva: 116 vehicles
100% of fleet is accessible
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YRT/Viva provides seven different types of services in York Region.
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FAMILY OF SERVICES
High School Specials:
High School Specials provide easier access to secondary schools when there is limited availability of existing transit routes or capacity. They
focus on servicing high schools for the morning and/or afternoon bell times only.
Community Bus Service:
Community Bus Services are accessible transit services typically designed for seniors and people with disabilities who can use accessible,
conventional transit. Rather than follow conventional routing patterns, they are designed to provide better access to facilities oriented to these
riders such as senior’s residences, medical facilities, community centres and shopping areas.
Dial-A-Ride:
Dial-A-Ride is a demand-response based type of transit service. It provides immediate local travel within a specific travel zone, or
neighbourhood, where demand for transit service is limited. Customers call and request a pick-up from their nearest conventional bus stop.
An accessible vehicle is then dispatched to pick up customers and take them to a YRT/Viva bus stop along the route. This service is better suited
to low-demand areas where limited ridership does not warrant the operation of regular local service.
Mobility Plus:
Mobility Plus is York Region's door-to-door shared ride accessible public transit service for people with disabilities currently serving all nine
municipalities in York Region.
Richmond Hill Centre pedestrian bridge and elevators to Langstaff GO Station
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The elevators at the pedestrian access bridge at Richmond Hill Centre provide a convenient
connection between YRT/Viva and Langstaff GO Station services. In addition to the elevators,
there are staircases on both sides of the bridge.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information on YRT
Mobility Plus please contact:
York Region Mobility Plus
50 High Tech Road, 5th floor
Richmond Hill, ON
L4B 4N7
905-762-2112
1-866-744-1119
www.yrt.ca
TRANSIT ROUTE PASSENGER VOLUME
Transit Route Passenger Volume
In 2010, YRT/Viva carried over 19.4 million revenue
passenger trips. This figure equates to an average of
73,000 boardings on an average weekday.
Between January 2001 and January 2011, annual service
hours increased from 353,000 to 1,120,000 hours, or by
three times, and so did the fleet with the introduction of
Viva.
This unprecedented investment in public transit reflects
York Region’s commitment to the transit system
expansion and the development of a more balanced and
transit supportive transportation network.
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YRT/Viva has experienced one of the highest growth
rates in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton (GTHA) area
and also one of the highest in Canada (as per Canadian
Urban Transit Association Statistics). The higher rate of
transit ridership growth can be attributed to increased
population and employment growth, increases in
service levels, a heightened awareness of environmental
stewardship, rising fuel costs and extensive marketing
activities.
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Finch GO Bus Terminal - Yonge Street and Finch Avenue
Richmond Hill Centre Terminal - Highway 7 and Yonge Street
York University - Steeles Avenue & Keele Street
Promenade Terminal - Bathurst Street and Centre Street
Newmarket GO Terminal - Davis Drive and Eagle Street
Vaughan Mills Terminal - Rutherford Road and Jane Street
Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue
Yonge Street and 16th Avenue - Carrville
Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive
Highway 7 and McCowan Road
TOTAL MONTHLY
BOARDINGS
(SEPTEMBER 2011)
175,300
116,956
80,160
46,947
40,411
33,444
23,474
19,078
18,961
14,123
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ALIGHTING
(SEPTEMBER 2011)
156,650
114,809
71,491
42,614
37,290
31,558
3,671
12,820
8,477
7,463
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The Yonge Street Corridor is the highest transit passenger corridor in York Region with five of the highest loading points being on Yonge Street.
Not surprisingly, five of the 10 highest loading points are at YRT/Viva terminals. The Richmond Hill Centre at Yonge Street and Highway 7 is
becoming the "Union Station" of York Region as the major transfer point for north-south and east-west transit travel.
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You can ride Viva orange
between Downsview
Station and York
University
with your
TTC pass or
transfer as
proof-ofpayment.
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Northbound: Board at
Downsview Station or
Dufferin-Finch
Southbound: Board
at York University or
Murray Ross
Since fall 2005, Viva has represented the next generation in transit service to the Region, providing
specially marked state-of-the-art buses, operating up to 20 hours a day and running every eight to
19 minutes during the morning and evening rush hours. Queue jump lanes and traffic signal priority
assist buses to go through congested intersections.
Viva currently operates along five transit routes:
• Finch-Richmond Hill-Newmarket
• Martin Grove-York University-Downsview
Yonge Street from Newmarket Terminal (Eagle
Provides an important connection between
Street/Davis Drive) to the GO Transit Finch
the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and the
Station in north Toronto with additional peak
TTC’s Downsview Station, via York University
period services between Finch Station and
• Don Mills-McCowan
Bernard Station.
Provides a connection between the Markham
• York University-Richmond Hill-Markham
Centre and the TTC’s Sheppard subway line at
Stouffville Hospital
Don Mills Station.
Highway 7 from York University to the
• Finch-Richmond Hill-Unionville
Markham Stouffville Hospital. This route
Unionville GO Station, along Highway 7 and
serves York University, Promenade Mall,
south on Yonge Street to Finch Station during
Richmond Hill Centre (Yonge Street and
weekday peak periods only.
Highway 7), Markham Centre (Warden
Avenue and Highway 7 area), Main Street
Markham and Markham Stouffville Hospital.
VIVANEXT
York Region is working hard to improve our transit system. The second phase of the Viva network
(VivaNext) will consist of extensions of the Spadina subway system to Highway 7, and the construction
of dedicated transit lanes along Highway 7, Yonge Street and Davis Drive to separate rapid transit
vehicles from the general traffic.
CONTACT
INFORMATION
York Region Rapid
Transit Corporation - Viva
The Region is currently in the process of completing the detailed design of dedicated transit lanes, and
construction has started along portions of Davis Drive in Newmarket and Highway 7 in the Towns of
Markham and Richmond Hill. The TTC, in partnership with York Region, has already begun construction
on the extension of the Spadina Subway from Downsview Station to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.
905-886-6767
www.vivanext.
com/
In phase three, light rail transit and subway extensions are planned with further bus rapid transit
expansion to handle growth in ridership.
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